Author Archives: June Morrall

Story by John Vonderlin Email John ([email protected]) Hi June, It took a while for me  to warm up to “The Notch’s,” name. It didn’t seem to measure up to its neighbor’s monikers. To the south there was the rebellious, psychedlic … Continue reading →

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Several years later, the last Levy brother, Armand, arrived in Half Moon Bay. This time both Emma (wife of Adrien) and Josephine (wife of Joe) conspired to persuade their third sister, Natalie, to visit them on the Coastside for six … Continue reading →

Joe Levy was 30 years-old, with a dozen years experience as a merchant. Now he and his brothers were Pescadero’s leading businessmen. The folks who could, came to the general store in the village; those who lived further out in … Continue reading →

I wrote this in 1977. All research for this story was done at the San Mateo County History Museum, Redwood City. While Joe Levy wed Hannah Maria Walker [daughter of Half Moon Bay’s prominent druggist, Samuel Walker], his brother Fernand … Continue reading →

Instead of closing down the store in Half Moon Bay, the Levys took alternative action. Joe rode to San Francisco where he kept an appointment with Daniel T. Murphy [of Murphy & Grant, a dry goods dealer]. As young Joe … Continue reading →

Below: John Vonderlin’s message to the PurplePeople PurplePeople, While doing some onsite exploring and photographing for a story I am writing about Coburn’s Folly, I noticed an odd colored(for that area)rock and discovered the geocache you created. A websearch easily … Continue reading →

The hardworking farmers, who accounted for the majority of Levy Brothers’ best customers, suffered most. Those who lived farthest from town paid what they owed once or twice a year when they sold their crops. n the past, these farmers … Continue reading →

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